Why not join me in my interesting design challenge

This week's Paper Craft Crew design challenge is really interesting. Have a look below and leave a comment telling me which row catches your eye.

For me this was a challenge indeed. I decided not to create a Valentine card, even though Valentine's Day is just around the corner. 

I decided to create a vintage card instead. Which meant that I could either do the top row or the left column. 

To design my card I started with my designer paper choice. I don't have much that would be considered 'vintage' but I do have the Classic Garage designer series paper which have vintage patterns and colors:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Read Red, Tranquil Tide, Very Vanilla and Whisper White.

Classic Garage 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$11.00

 

I decided right away that I would choose a pattern that had Tranquil Tide as I wanted that to be one of my layer colors. I found the pattern that I liked and cut it as a layer as well, 1/4" smaller than Tranquil Tide. 

Then, something new, which just happens to be a die-cut too! I just got the Well Written framelits and chose to use 'happy' as the phrase on the front of my card:

Well Written Framelits Dies
$40.00

 

The rest of my card just fell into place - the layers under the 'happy' phrase and two layers to feature the phrase. I added three silver Metallics Sequins to add some sparkle and the shape of the sequins closely match the design in the paper! (tip: add the 'birthday' die-cut to the inside of the card to make it a birthday card)

Simple but oh so cute and I love the way the sequins shine in the light. I added a Basic Black Solid Baker's Twine knot up the left side and my card was done. 

If you want to see what the other design crew members created for this Tic Tac Toe challenge, click the link at the very top of this post. Give our card map challenge a try! And leave a comment under this post to let me know which row or column you might try!